International Journal of Engineering and Technology

The work presented in this paper focuses on the harmonic pollution of electrical networks, linked to disturbances generated by static converters. The solutions to eliminate these disturbances were presented; they are based on passive and active filtering methods. Some elements of definition and sizing of passive filters are mentioned. The active filter is then treated, with an approach based on the use the Instantaneous Active and Reactive Power (p-q) Method, in the purpose of controlling a Shunt Active Power Filter (Shunt APF). This latter offers to the filtering operation a great stability and robustness against various possible disturbances. However, the passive filter is less stable and loses its performance as soon as the network frequency varies, or once the pollutant load evolves. The temporal and frequency analysis of the obtained simulation results confirms the value of our considered approach.